Pallet Network Solutions get new Renault Trucks T520 High

Making its 10th anniversary, Cannock-based, Pallet Network Solutions (UK), has taken delivery of a new Renault Trucks T520 High 6x2 tractor unit. As part of a £1m investment over the last year, the new truck joins the company’s trunking and shunting solutions fleet for deliveries and collections around Warwickshire and the UK. 

Matt Roberts, MD at Pallet Network Solutions, said: “Our first experience with Renault Trucks and Allports Group was back in December 2018 when we bought in some used vehicles. We’ve since added T480 tractor units, a 3.5t Renault Trucks Master curtainsider and a 12t curtainsider and our fleet is now 100% Renault Trucks, totalling 16 vehicles and 45 trailers. We buy all our vehicles from Allports and they maintain them too; the backup service we receive is always exceptional. When looking for our anniversary vehicle, Renault Trucks was the clear favourite.”

Supplied by Jamie Watton at Allports Group, Fradley Park, Lichfield, the vehicle is on a three-year repair and maintenance contract. Roberts said: “Jamie completely understands our business and the Allports service team is first class and always provides a quick turnaround, getting the vehicles back on the road as quickly as possible.”

The vehicle wears a special anniversary livery designed by Staffordshire Signs and Graphics and the truck’s driver. Roberts said: “Adam, our driver, says the new truck is getting so much attention that he can’t go anywhere without getting stopped by people admiring its wow factor and even puts all the lights on to give them a bit of a show! To say he’s proud of the truck would be an understatement, he had a mat with the 10th anniversary logo made up for the cab and he keeps the vehicle spotless with his own special cleaning kit.”

Fitted with the D13 engine, the T High has 520hp and a maximum torque of 2550Nm paired with an Optidriver AT 2612 gearbox with automatic clutch. Pallet Network Solutions opted for a  five-year subscription to Optifleet, Renault Trucks’ fleet management service which monitors real time performance.

Roberts concluded: “I wanted something truly exceptional to celebrate a decade in business and we’ve really upped the ante on the specification this time. I’ve always believed in the ethos that if you’re going to do something, then do it right and I think our new Renault Trucks anniversary vehicle is a shining example of exactly that.”